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EIA plant 60927

West Lake · Calcasieu · LA

Lake Charles Power

Operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC

Annual generation5,962,677 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Lake Charles Power?

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30.270990, -93.288610

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1,000 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1497,373
2228,374
3115,503
4542,728
5680,123
6635,583
7644,419
8652,123
9598,039
10606,118
11421,139
12341,155

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1497,373
2228,374
3115,503
4542,728
5680,123
6635,583
7644,419
8652,123
9598,039
10606,118
11421,139
12341,155

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1497,373 MWh
2228,374 MWh
3115,503 MWh
4542,728 MWh
5680,123 MWh
6635,583 MWh
7644,419 MWh
8652,123 MWh
9598,039 MWh
10606,118 MWh
11421,139 MWh
12341,155 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1CNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG500OP
1ANatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG250OP
1BNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG250OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60927
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Sabine River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (680,123 MWh) and 3 the lowest (115,503 MWh). Their difference is 564,620 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 250 (1A, 1B) to 500 (1C). The difference is 250 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle250.0250.0250.0Not supplied
1BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle250.0250.0250.0Not supplied
1CNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle500.0500.0500.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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